Thursday 3 October 2013

NXT October 2nd Review: Funny works for me

On this week's show we are going to see the in ring return of Kassius Ohno and the Bo Dallas invitational. Out of the 2 I care about Ohno's return. Oh as the show starts I'm reminded that Fandango is going to be on the show in a mix tag match.
Fandango & Summer Rae vs. Emma & Santino Marella: Renee stops Emma as she comes out and asks who is her tag partner and out comes Santino, say what you like about the guy but fans are into him. They combine her dance with Santino's power walk. Renee then joins the commentary team. Fans chant “This is awesome” before it even starts. Santino & Fandango to start they do some dance moves and Fandango goes for a kick but it's caught so is Santino's and then Fandango gets a knee and punch. Santino floats over and goes for the cobra and then Emma comes in to have Santino do her dance with the cobra leading to break. We come back with Fandango kicking off Santino, Fandango then gets a boot to the gut but Santino gets 2 arm drags and tag to Emma by mistake as he just wanted a high five. Emma and Rae are now in but Emma tags straight back out and then again and again, Santino keeps high fiving Emma and the ref is counting it as a tag. Fandango then punches Santino when he turns around and hits a back elbow followed by choking on the rope. Suplex by Fandango for a 2, at this point I'd like to add that I really like Renee on commentary she's funny and is adding a lot unlike Alex Riley but he's better this week than previous. European uppercut by Fandango and a choke in the corner letting Rae slap Santino, Emma then goes to the floor after Rae letting Santino roll through and jump for the tag but no one is there. Santino attempts to nip up twice, fails and Fandango hits a boot. Fandango climbs up but Santino rolls to far out, he goes to the other corner but rolls again and then again until Fandango picks him up letting Santino get a backslide for a 2 Santino finally nips up and gets the tag, Emma with 2 clotheslines to Rae then locks on the dilEMMA and a low cross body for a 2. Santino gives Emma the cobra and Santino teaches her how to do it but Rae does her climb up DDT into head banging which is the one thing that takes me out of that moves if it was just a DDT it'd look so much better. Fandango is leaning on the top rope Emma throws Rae into his legs leading to him flipping in and clipping Emma with his legs, don't think that was meant to happen. Santino comes in to check, Fandango & Rae miss clotheslines and get hip tossed and double diving headbutts. Santino gets the cobra and hits Fandango for the win. Who said funny don't draw money! I loved this match, not only was it a fun comedy match but it got really hot and the fans were invested from the beginning. Winners: Emma & Santino Marella
Oh the tag titles are on the line tonight against the Ascension, thankfully Ohno vs. Luke Harper is next. We get a promo for Battleground, nothing can sell this show to me. The Ascension get a promo, they try to sell their win last week as something horrific, it wasn't not even close. They say they will take the tag titles home and that the heroes will fail and they will rise.
Kassius Ohno vs. Luke Harper: I'll be honest Ohno looks to be in a little better shape but nothing crazy. What I find funny is that last night I watched Chris Hero vs. Brodie Lee from IWA Mid South's Night of Champions show. Luke pushes Ohno into the corner and attacks, he then throws Ohno out violently. Ohno gets whipped and rolls over the ropes onto the apron to hit a shoulder block, and a big jumping kick but Luke comes back by getting his knee up and a big clothesline. Luke hits a headbutt and elbow drop followed by a reverse chinlock. Ohno comes back by running Luke into the corner, he starts fighting back and hits a jumping knee then a baseball slide to the outside. Back in and Luke hits a big boot and a corner splash followed by a discuss clothesline for the win, odd choice to go over here unless they'll be doing more Ohno vs. the Family which I kind of doubt either that or they're still punishing Ohno for some reason. Either way a good short match here, I don't think Luke shows how good he is in WWE. Winner: Luke Harper
Backstage Enzo Amore and Colin Cassidy get a promo, Enzo says they were as close as twins to getting a title shot until the Ascension gave them they're first lose. They'll bounce back and Colin does endless insults to everyone and he keeps telling Enzo to shut up. A weird promo to be honest that just came off as random by the end. Another advert for Triple H's DVD plays, they really want to sell this thing. We then see a vignette for someone talking about hype mixed with him working out, I don't know who he is. Apparently his name is Mojo Rawley which sounds dreadful just makes me think of the Powerpuff Girl villain Mojo Jo Jo. He debuts next week.
Ascension (Conor O'Brian & Rick Victor) vs. Corey Graves & Adrian Neville (c) for NXT Tag team Titles: Still no reaction for the Ascension from the crowd. Neville and Rick to start, Neville ducks a clothesline and does a flip over a drop downed Rick followed by a leg sweep for not even a 1 and a back flip over Rick's leg sweep attempt and a dropkick for a 1, a really impression over segment from Neville. Neville hits a series of kicks to the chest and a headlock until Rick pushes him off and hits a jumping shoulder block allowing him to tag out. Conor with the Warrior style endless shoulder blocks and by that I mean 3. Conor with a knee to the gut and a suplex attempt but Neville floats over and tags to Corey. Corey hits a series of punches and then a dragon whip kick but Conor won't go down and hits a flapjack for a 2. Rick gets tagged and they do their stupid lift up double team. A few kicks and a tag to Conor again. A neck snap for a 2 and tag back to Rick leading to a break highlighting the Susan G. Komen charity and them having pink shirts all month long, a worthy cause. We come back with Rick locking in a camel clutch, Rick then whips Corey who gets a crossbody but not the tag. Riley says the Ascension remind him of the Road Warriors, I'd agree but these guys aren't over like they were not even close. Conor gets tagged and hits a leg drop while Corey is in a single leg Boston crab. Conor locks on a body scissors and then traps the arm around Corey's neck until he starts fighting back but Conor stops this by lifting him up in the body scissors and dropping him on his ass twice, that must be hard to do. Tag to Rick who does his chop/uppercut combo in the corner and hits a Firemen's carry drop for a 2 followed by grabbing a chinlock. Fans are chanting “You can't wrestle” to Rick, it's probably aimed at both but Rick is in the ring right now. Rick with a series of shoulder blocks in the corner but he misses a running one and hits the post. Neville gets tagged and hits a combo of kicks and dropkicks Conor, then throws Rick to the outside allowing him to hit a running twisting splash to the outside to them. Neville hits a springboard dropkick for a near fall, his offence is so pretty to watch. Neville then floats over Rick and does several flips/roll throughs to the opposite corner where he hits a kick to the head and climbs to the top but misses the Red Arrow as Conor pulls Rick but Corey breaks it up and drags Neville to get the tag. Corey goes for the leg clip but Rick hits what is now Daniel Bryan's knee strike aka Bushido knee. Tag back out and they hit Total Elimination for the win and the titles. Once again to no reaction as no one cares. Well I'm not surprised they won, Graves & Neville were thrown together and at least the Ascension are a team I imagine now Enzo & Cassidy will be put with them in the title program. But back to this match honestly it wasn't even that good of a match I expected a little more. Winners and new champions: The Ascension
We get a video showing that Rob Van Dam will be on NXT next week, that's cool I guess.
Bo Dallas Invitational:
Why does Bo have one black glove on? It must be a tribute for his family. Bo grabs the mic and the fans are all over him from the get go. Bo explains the rules basically saying if he gets beat then in 2 weeks they'll be a title match, his promos seem so forced. A skinny guy walks down and fans chant “Let's go this guy”. This guy has no name apparently. Tie up and a school boy by this guy for a near fall with the fans into it, they really hate Bo. Bo with a kick to the gut, a forearm and strikes in the corner. This guy eats a spear for the 3. Bo grabs the mic again he says he feels great and asks for someone else and out comes Leo Kruger but then Cesaro comes out and they stop each other from getting into the ring until both go in at the same time. Cesaro attacks Leo from behind and they start fighting letting Bo throw them both out. Out comes a luchador who leaps over Bo and hits a running Mafia kick in the corner for the win, he takes the mask off to show it's Sami Zayn. I think we were all expecting this kind of angle to happen in this invitational and at least now we're getting Zayn vs. Bo which hopefully will lead to Zayn as NXT champion.
I don't know how to feel about this show, there wasn't anything bad but nothing really stood out to me outside the first match. I am very annoyed that the Ascension have the tag titles but they make more sense then the former champs. Also very little was set up for next week except RVD being on the show. Again this show was good but nothing special outside the first match which I recommend if you like comedy matches.

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